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Crooked
By McNeal, Laura & McNeal, Tom
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-67999-300-1
- Publisher
- New York : Knopf : 1999.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1999
Gr 6-10-In this fine first novel set in upstate New York, two ordinary teens navigate the complicated, sometimes scary world they inhabit. Clara Wilson, 14, has a crooked nose, a best friend who deserts her, and parents who argue all the time. When her mother accepts a teaching job in Spain, Clara feels abandoned and resentful. Fellow ninth-grader Amos MacKenzie has parents who embarrass him, and keep secrets from him. He enjoys a newfound popularity after being attacked by the town bad boys, Charles and Eddie Tripp, but is lost ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
